When “running shoes” sits inside “best running shoes”, the short one is redundant. Keep only the most specific version of every keyword.
The example below is already loaded, so you can see exactly what you get. Replace it with your own list and the result updates as you type.
Got a bigger job? The full Notepad runs the same engine on lists of any size — chain this with dedupe, sort and filter, undo any step, and save the whole routine as a recipe for next time.
running shoes
best running shoes
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hiking bootsbest running shoes
hiking bootsRemoves a line when it appears word-for-word inside a longer line of the list — “running shoes” goes if “best running shoes” is there. Leaves only the most specific keywords.
If your list has “running shoes”, “best running shoes” and “shoes”, the shorter ones are fully contained in the longer one. This operation removes any line that appears word for word inside a longer line, leaving only the most specific versions.
It uses a fast index, so it stays quick on lists of tens of thousands of lines.
Yes. Remove Lines Found Inside Longer Lines runs entirely in your browser, on this page and in the full Notepad, with no sign-up, no limits, and nothing sent to a server.
If you want the short, broad terms instead, use Keep Lines by Word Count with a low maximum.
No. “shoe” is not removed because of “shoes”; only whole-word containment counts.
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